Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted …
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman urged arch-rival Iran on Thursday to end its “negative behaviour” in the region, after Riyadh accused Tehran of aiding Yemeni rebels in launching deadly attacks on his country. However, the monarch who turns 86 on Friday appeared to soften his hawkish tone towards the Islamic republic, after having …
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